Gaston Méliès and his Wandering Star Film Company (2005)

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Gaston Méliès and his Wandering Star Film Company
NR 52 minOct 9th, 2005Documentary
In 19121913 movie pioneer Gaston Méliès brother of Georges Méliès did a ten month long trip around AsiaPacific shooting both documentaries and fictions on location in Polynesia New Zealand Australia Java Singapore Cambodia and Japan He wanted the real thing he filmed with the locals being one of the first to give Polynesians Maoris Aborigines and Khmers a chance to appear on screen His hybrid cinema dealt with questions of alterity identity and representation
StarringGaston Méliès
DirectorRaphaël Millet

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 9th, 2005
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Nocturnes Productions Cinémathèque Française